Points To Consider While Choosing A SAT Test Center

SAT test centers also provide you certain
other facilities. Even if you miss the registration deadline you can
take the test on the assessment day. However, this is not possible
every time. It depends on the availability of seat, materials and staff
at the test center. You need to check out from thecenterwhether
they can accommodate you or not. This is called standby testing. You
need to fill in the registration form and submit it at the center along
with the fees. Standby registration is charged extra. It is guided by
certain rules and regulations. You must read and understand them before
attempting to take it. For example, it is not allowed for Language Test
with Listening. You are also advised to reach thecenter before
7.45 am to complete the procedure before the examination starts.

SAT Exam Center Administration

The exam is designed and administered by the
US College Board Corporation. Since this is taken by thousands of
students from around the world, it becomes a Herculean task to manage
fair and foolproof conduct at hundreds of assessment centers.
Therefore, the organizers of test
have set strict standards for the administration of the exam. Every
test center is selected based on certain guidelines. Some of the
guidelines are listed below:

The test center has to have an affiliation with an educational
institution.

It should have adequate facilities to accommodate a large group
of test takers.

It should be secure to protect the test materials.

The location of the test center should facilitate a large group
of test takers from a particular region.

Organizing a SAT Exam Center

The official web site (
www.collegeboard.com ) provides information to the professionals as
well
as those who would like to be associated with the conduct of the exam.
If you wish to organize a center then
you can find all information in this regard from the web site mentioned
above. As mentioned in the previous paragraph you need to provide
adequate space and security arrangements for the conduct of the
examination.
Along with this you need to appoint qualified staff. Some of the
requirements on the part of supervisory staff are as follows:

Good command over English.

Experience of working for an educational institute.

Should not have taken this test in last six months.

Should not have any relative taking the test at the same exam
center.

The official web site of exam also gives you
the requirements in terms of facilities that must be provided there.
These requirements are necessary for a peaceful, free and fair conduct
of the exam.

The College Board web site explains the duties
of a test center supervisor in brief. You will also find
instructions for the test organizers for the special cases of the exam
like providing SSD (Services for Students with Disabilities)
accommodation to the eligible students and conduct of Standby Testing.
If you wish to organize acenter, you need to contact Test
Administration Services (TAS), an organization supervising the test
administration. You can contact TAS by email at tas@ets.org or call up
on (800) 257-5123 or (609) 771-7788. The correspondence address is
given below: